Evan Low
- Democratic
- Assemblymember
- District 26
Author
Under existing law, specified county officers are required to be elected by the voters in that county. Existing law generally requires the election to select county officers to be held with a statewide primary election, but if no candidate for a county office receives a majority of the votes cast for that office at the primary election, the 2 candidates who received the most votes advance to the ensuing statewide general election. This bill would authorize the Board of Supervisors of the County of Santa Clara to adopt, and a voter of that county to propose by initiative, an ordinance to elect county officers by ranked choice voting, as specified. The bill would authorize the county, in accordance with such an ordinance, to hold a ranked choice voting election at the statewide primary election at which the election otherwise would be held in accordance with existing law, the first statewide general election following that statewide primary election, or a combination thereof, and to use ranked choice voting in special elections to fill vacancies in county offices, as specified. This bill would make legislative findings and declarations as to the necessity of a special statute for the County of Santa Clara.
Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 362, Statutes of 2023.
Approved by the Governor.
Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 4:30 p.m.
Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 69. Noes 0. Page 3076.).
Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 31. Noes 7. Page 2370.).
In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. May be considered on or after September 7 pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
Read third time and amended. Ordered to second reading.
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 6. Noes 0.) (July 5).
From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on E. & C.A.
In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.
Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 67. Noes 0. Page 1410.)
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
Read second time and amended. Ordered returned to second reading.
From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Ayes 5. Noes 0.) (April 19).
In committee: Set, first hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author.
From printer. May be heard in committee March 19.
Read first time. To print.
| Bill Text Versions | Format |
|---|---|
| AB1227 | HTML |
| 02/16/23 - Introduced | |
| 04/24/23 - Amended Assembly | |
| 06/15/23 - Amended Senate | |
| 08/24/23 - Amended Senate | |
| 09/11/23 - Enrolled | |
| 10/07/23 - Chaptered |
| Document | Format |
|---|---|
| 04/17/23- Assembly Elections | |
| 04/26/23- ASSEMBLY FLOOR ANALYSIS | |
| 07/03/23- Senate Elections and Constitutional Amendments | |
| 07/12/23- Sen. Floor Analyses | |
| 08/31/23- Sen. Floor Analyses | |
| 09/05/23- ASSEMBLY FLOOR ANALYSIS |
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